Print Ihken 1 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, branding, energetic, casual, expressive, sporty, youthful, handwritten energy, display impact, casual tone, brush texture, fast lettering, brushy, slanted, tapered, bouncy, dynamic.
An energetic brush-style script with a pronounced rightward slant and clear, tapered stroke endings. Strokes move between thick, ink-heavy downstrokes and lighter, sharper upstrokes, creating a lively rhythm and high-contrast texture. Letterforms are mostly unconnected and slightly irregular in width and angle, with rounded bowls, brisk diagonals, and occasional pointed terminals that suggest quick marker or brush pressure changes. Capitals are prominent and gestural, while the lowercase sits relatively compact with a short x-height and open counters that help maintain clarity in motion-heavy shapes.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where its brush contrast and slanted motion can be appreciated—headlines, posters, apparel graphics, packaging callouts, social posts, and casual branding. It can also work for pull quotes or emphasis lines when paired with a quieter sans or serif for supporting copy.
The overall tone feels informal and upbeat, like fast handwritten titling with confidence and momentum. It reads as friendly and contemporary, with a sporty, street-sign or hand-lettered poster energy rather than refined calligraphy.
Designed to capture the immediacy of hand-drawn brush lettering in a consistent, repeatable font, prioritizing speed, personality, and visual punch over strict uniformity. The aim appears to be expressive display typography that feels spontaneous and human while staying legible across a full alphanumeric set.
Spacing appears intentionally loose enough to keep the unconnected letters from colliding, and the stroke texture remains consistent across letters and numerals. Numerals follow the same slanted, brush-written logic, matching the font’s forward-leaning cadence for mixed text settings.